Village Partnership Initiative
The Town of Newcastle, in partnership with the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), has engaged engineers at Wright-Pierce to develop concept plans for re-configuring two central traffic nodes, and connecting vehicle corridors, in the community’s downtown village.
The goal of this pre-engineering project is to envision how Newcastle can better organize and calm traffic flow, support a pedestrian-friendly village district, and add on-street parking to encourage commercial and residential development in the study area, as shown in the Project Vicinity Map. ‘Traffic Node 1’ is the intersection of the U.S. Route 1 off-ramp and River Road (U.S. 1B). ‘Traffic Node 2’ is the intersection of U.S. 1B, Mills Road (State Route 215), and Academy Hill Road.
February 10, 2025 Memo from Wright Pierce
Facilitator's Talking Points for February 10, 2025 meeting